LG Energy Solution (previously LG Chem) has announced plans to launch a new home battery in the first quarter of 2023. The new planned addition to the product lineup of home batteries will offer a capacity of 10.6 to 35.4 kWh, depending on the number of battery modules installed. Specifically, a single storage system with three modules delivers 10.6 kWh, which can be expanded up to five modules to offer a capacity of 17.7 kWh. The maximum capacity of 35.4 kWh can be achieved by installing two systems with five modules per system.
“The scalability has never been simpler. By adding modules at any point after the installation, homeowners can scale up their energy storage systems simply and efficiently with minimal effort,” said Ryan Simpson, Sales Director of LG Energy Solution ESS Team in North America.
The new battery should require only a few minutes of input by one installer, thanks to the use of boltless structure and plug-and-play connectors.
The RESU battery series from LG Energy Solution is separate from the new Home 8 battery from LG Electronics.
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This is NOT what some articles have reported. Do you have access to the Megapacks at ElkHorn and see Panasonic cells making up the packs or are you quoting another article that claims the cells are Panasonic instead of LG Energy Solutions?
The batteries used at Moss Landing for the section that was commissioned in Dec. 2020 were confirmed to be LG, but I have not seen any confirmation on the brand used for the Elkhorn section.
LG Energy Solutions may have just gotten another black eye with the fire at the PG&E Elk Horn facility. A Megapack burned with LG Chem batteries that may have cells damaged in manufacturing that are just now causing thermal run away failures. IF this is the same situation as the GM Bolt recall, then there are several MWh of battery packs that need to be replaced or just run the site until more or all of the Megapacks burn. It’s starting to look like TESLA needs to lean on Panasonic more and LG less, for future energy storage battery packs.
PG&E Elk Horn facility is Panasonic batteries. Lg isnt with that with Tesla yet.